Narrative Therapy in Practice The Archaeology of Hope

by Monk, Gerald D.; Winslade, John; Crocket, Kathie; Epston, David

• ISBN13: 9780787903138
• ISBN10: 0787903132
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-10-29
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

How to apply the definitive postmodern therapeutic technique in a variety of situations, including treating alcoholics, counseling students, treating male sexual abuse survivors, and more. Written with scholarship, energy, practicality, and awareness.

Author Biography

GERALD MONK is director of the counselor education program at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand. JOHN WINSLADE is a counselor educator at the University of Waikato. KATHIE CROCKET is a counselor in the student counseling service of the University of Waikato. DAVID EPSTON is codirector of the Family Therapy Center in Auckland, New Zealand and one of the codevelopers of narrative therapy. He is the author of Collected Paper (1983) and Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends (1991).

Table of Contents

Introduction.

THEORY.

How Narrative Therapy Works (Gerald Monk).

The Theoretical Story of Narrative Therapy (Wendy Drewery & John Winslade).

The Therapeutic Relationship (John Winslade, et al.).

Learning and Teaching Narrative Ideas (Wally McKenzie & Gerald Monk).

PRACTICE.

Leila and the Tiger: Narrative Approaches to Psychiatry (Glen J. Simblett).

Countering Alcoholic Narratives (John Winslade & Lorraine Smith).

Therapy with Male Sexual Abuse Survivors: Contesting Oppressive Life Stories (Tim Harker).

School Counseling in a Narrative Mode (John Winslade & Aileen Cheshire).

Appreciating Indigenous Knowledge in Groups (Glen Silvester).

Moving from Problem Solving to Narrative Approaches in Mediation (John Winslade & Alison Cotter).

Health-Promoting Conversation (Bev McKenzie).

Epilogue.